ABSTRACT
The Issue................................................................................................................252 Historical, Theoretical, and Empirical Background ............................................253 Psychological Approaches Deemphasizing Group Differences ..........................254 Psychological Approaches Recognizing Group Differences ...............................255 Theoretical Framework and Empirical Support: Consequences of
Color-Blind and Color-Conscious Norms ........................................................257 Can Experts in Intergroup Relations Recommend One Normative
Strategy Over the Other? .................................................................................258 Different Consequences .......................................................................................258 Different Interpretations ...................................................................................... 261 Different Preferences ............................................................................................264 Conclusion: Implication and Application .............................................................267 References .............................................................................................................268
T his is a real anecdote: A Belgian couple visited Manhattan for the fi rst time with their two children. While they devoted the morning to a classic tour of the city, they spent the afternoon walking at random in the streets. As they got tired, the children saw a McDonald’s restaurant and wanted a “real American Big Mac.” The family entered and realized that everybody, waiters and patrons, was Black, and several of them were overweight. The mother made the queue
